FOSTORIA, Ohio – Donald Eugene Miller, Jr. is still dead, despite his best efforts.
The Fostoria man may be living and breathing, but in the eyes of the law he passed away nearly 20 years ago.
Miller was declared dead in 1994 after going missing eight years before that, according to the newspaper “The (Findlay) Courier.”
This week he faced Hancock County Judge Allan Davis — who also declared him dead in 1994 — in hopes of getting the ruling overturned. However, Judge Davis shot down Miller’s hopes because his request fell well outside of the three-year limit for overturning death judgments.
Even though Davis noted that Miller was alive and appeared to be in good health, he says Miller is “still deceased as far as the law is concerned.”
Miller also cleared up the mystery of his disappearance. He says at the time he was an alcoholic and had just lost his job. Apparently, he “took off” and “ended up in different places” across the country.
He found out about his “death” when he returned in 2005.